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Payment made by a member to its stock exchange for VSAT/ Lease line/BOLT/ Dem at charges is not fee for technical services u/s194J

January 24, 2010 4795 Views 0 comment Print

For the purposes of this clause, fees for technical services means any consideration (including any lump sum consideration) for the rendering of any managerial, technical or consultancy services (including the provision of services of technical or other personnel) but does not include consideration for any construction, assembly

Disallowance of expenditure u/s 40(a) in a case where assessee follows completed contract method

January 22, 2010 1573 Views 0 comment Print

On plain reading of above section, we find that certain expenditures are not allowable if the assessee failed to deduct tax or after deduction same was not paid in time. However, such expenditures are allowable Provided that where in respect of any such sum. Tax has been deducted in any subsequent year, or has been deducted

Right to set-off loss is a “vested right” which is available despite amendment in year of set-off

January 19, 2010 652 Views 0 comment Print

In AY 2002-03, the assessee suffered a long-term capital loss. U/s 74(1) as it then stood, such loss could be carried forward and set off against all capital gains including short-term capital gains. S. 74 was amended in AY 2003-04 to provide that long-term capital loss could only be set-off against long-term capital gains and not against short-term-capital gain

Payment of compensation for obtaining vacant & peaceful possession of premises cannot be allowed as revenue expenditure

January 10, 2010 1335 Views 0 comment Print

We have heard the rival submission and perused the relevant material on record in the light of precedents relied upon. The factual position has been elaborately noted in the foregoing paragraphs. To sum-up the facts, it is noted that Shri Kulwant Singh Kohli was the original owner of the three shops which

Assessee is entitled for depreciation on assets of a closed unit which are part of block of assets

January 10, 2010 11008 Views 0 comment Print

The assets did not fall under any of the above exceptional three conditions. The said block of assets was used for the purpose of business during the year. Under the circumstances the assets of the said closed unit amounts to use for the purpose of business in the year under consideration ,

TDS is not required to be deducted from royalty payment made for distribution and marketing of cinematographic films on DVD and VCD

January 10, 2010 10862 Views 0 comment Print

In this view of the matter, we hold that the payment of royalty made by the assessee is out side the purview of section 40(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and therefore, no TDS is required to be made from such royalty payment. Accordingly, we set aside the order of the CIT(A) and direct the Assessing Officer to delete the disallowance.

Effective date of transfer of shares for capital gains when agreement to transfer of shares is revocable

January 9, 2010 11654 Views 0 comment Print

Recently ITAT Mumbai in the case of Mrs. Hami Aspi Balsara (Taxpayer) v ACIT. [2009-TIOL-789-ITAT-MUM] held that where a transfer of shares is made conditional upon fulfillment of certain covenants by the parties, the transfer can be regarded as complete only upon the fulfillment of such covenants.

Expenses disallowed in the hands of the Company cannot be added in the taxable income of the Director of the Company

January 8, 2010 4303 Views 5 comments Print

The Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai in the case of Mrs. Bakhtawar B Dubash v. DCIT, Mumbai (ITA No. 403 1/Mum/03), Mrs. Sudha D Dubash v. DCIT, Mumbai ( ITA No. 4032/Mum/03) has held that an amount disallowed in the hands of the Company for corporate tax purposes, should not be taxed again in the hands of its Director as the same amount cannot be taxed twice.

Tax on Rent Income forming Part of complex commercial activity

January 6, 2010 2075 Views 0 comment Print

It depends on the facts of each transactions, whether the letting out of the property is incidental and subservient dominant object of selling the property or not. If the property has merely been let out b> the assessee then the same cannot be held to be exploitation of the property for commercial purpose in view of the decision of the Hon’ble Shambhu Investment (supra). We. therefore, restore this issue to the file of the AC) for fresh consideration in the light of aforementioned observation.

Rate of depreciation applicable to bridges and flyovers constructed and owned by an infrastructure company

January 6, 2010 3209 Views 0 comment Print

Thus we find, if the functional test for a plant enunciated by Apex Court and jurisdictional court in their decisions referred to supra is applied to the facts of the present case, we have no hesitation in holding that roads, flyovers bridges etc., constructed and owned by the assessee and utilised in its business of

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